1971–72 Sussex County Football League

The 1971–72 Sussex County Football League season was the 47th in the history of Sussex County Football League a football competition in England.[1][2]

Division One

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Sussex County Football League
Division One
Season1971–72
ChampionsBognor Regis Town
PromotedBognor Regis Town
RelegatedLancing
Matches played240
Goals scored823 (3.43 per match)

Division One featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, promoted from Division Two:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bognor Regis Town 30 24 1 5 73 22 3.318 49 Promoted to the Southern League Division One South
2 Littlehampton Town 30 21 6 3 72 31 2.323 48
3 Chichester City 30 19 6 5 81 47 1.723 44
4 Southwick 30 15 5 10 52 36 1.444 35
5 Arundel 30 14 6 10 50 41 1.220 34
6 Haywards Heath 30 12 6 12 41 44 0.932 30
7 Ringmer 30 11 7 12 51 50 1.020 29
8 Burgess Hill Town 30 9 10 11 37 47 0.787 28
9 Whitehawk 30 10 7 13 47 59 0.797 27
10 Bexhill Town 30 10 5 15 44 42 1.048 25
11 Three Bridges 30 8 9 13 43 54 0.796 24[a]
12 Horsham YMCA 30 9 6 15 47 74 0.635 24
13 Rye United 30 9 5 16 58 74 0.784 23
14 East Grinstead 30 9 4 17 44 64 0.688 22
15 APV Athletic 30 7 6 17 48 58 0.828 20 Resigned from the league
16 Lancing 30 8 1 21 35 80 0.438 17 Relegated to Division Two
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.
Notes:
  1. ^ Three Bridges were deducted one point.

Division Two

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Sussex County Football League
Division Two
Season1971–72
ChampionsNewhaven
PromotedNewhaven
Sidley United
Matches played240
Goals scored906 (3.78 per match)

Division Two featured 14 clubs which competed in the division last season, along with two new clubs, relegated from Division One:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Newhaven 30 21 8 1 76 21 3.619 50 Promoted to Division One
2 Sidley United 30 22 3 5 81 26 3.115 47
3 Pagham 30 17 9 4 84 38 2.211 43
4 Portfield 30 18 4 8 66 42 1.571 40
5 Peacehaven & Telscombe 30 16 6 8 64 32 2.000 38
6 Shoreham 30 14 10 6 66 36 1.833 38
7 Old Varndeanians 30 14 8 8 66 47 1.404 36
8 Selsey 30 13 8 9 73 48 1.521 34
9 Wick 30 9 8 13 39 50 0.780 26
10 Steyning 30 8 9 13 62 77 0.805 25
11 Wadhurst 30 9 5 16 42 54 0.778 23 Resigned from the league
12 Wigmore Athletic 30 8 7 15 48 68 0.706 23
13 Seaford Town 30 7 3 20 42 98 0.429 17
14 Hastings & St Leonards 30 3 9 18 35 71 0.493 15
15 Ferring 30 4 5 21 30 75 0.400 13 Resigned from the league
16 Hastings Rangers 30 5 2 23 32 123 0.260 12
Source: nonleaguematters
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal ratio.

References

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  1. ^ "Sussex County Football League 1960–1980". Non League Matters.
  2. ^ "SCFL Historic League Tables". Southern Combination Football League. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.